Quick Facts
Born:
1933-04-09
Birthplace:
Milano, Lombardia, Italy
Credits:
85 Total Roles
Gian Maria Volonté
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Biography
Gian Maria Volonté (9 April 1933 – 6 December 1994) was an Italian actor. He is perhaps most famous outside of Italy for his roles as the main villain in Sergio Leone's A Fistful of Dollars (credited in the USA as "Johnny Wels") and For a Few Dollars More.
In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Todo modo (1976). He is also recognized for his performances in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco & Vanzetti (1971).
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In Italy and much of Europe, he was notable for his roles in high-profile social dramas depicting the political and social stirrings of Italian and European society in the 1960s and 1970s, including four films directed by Elio Petri - We Still Kill the Old Way (1967), Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1971), The Working Class Goes to Heaven (1971) and Todo modo (1976). He is also recognized for his performances in Jean-Pierre Melville's Le Cercle Rouge (1970) and Giuliano Montaldo's Sacco & Vanzetti (1971).
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Known For
A Fistful of Dollars
Ramón Rojo
For a Few Dollars More
El Indio
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Dottore
Le Cercle Rouge
Vogel
For Love and Gold
Teofilatto dei Leonzi
The Working Class Goes to Heaven
Lulù Massa
Sacco & Vanzetti
Bartolomeo Vanzetti
Slap the Monster on Page One
Bizanti
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Volonté: The Man of a Thousand Faces MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Rosi About Eboli MOVIE | Self |
| 2021 | We Are Cinema MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2019 | Zénon the Rebel MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2017 | Forgotten Activism MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2015 | Spanish Western MOVIE | The Indian (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Un attore contro - Gian Maria Volonté MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2005 | Elio Petri: Notes About a Filmmaker MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 2004 | Investigation of a Citizen Named Volonté MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1993 | Banderas, the Tyrant MOVIE | Tirano Banderas |